26 ROACH. 



time they retire into deep places, among weeds or the 

 roots of trees. Notwithstanding their smallness, they are 

 caught in fine meshed nets, and, in some places, are made 

 into what are called minow tansies, which are considered 

 excellent eating. 



The body of the Minow is smooth and slender. The 

 lateral line is of a golden colour. The back is deep 

 olive; and the sides and belly vary considerably in colour. 

 The tail is forked, and has a dusky spot near the base. 

 The anal fin has eight rays. The length of the Minow 

 seldom exceeds three inches. 



Dace. Lively and active in a very great degree, these 

 fish are to be seen throughout the summer months, near 

 the surface of rivers and streams, seizing flies and other 

 insects, which float upon the water, or skim along its sur- 

 face. They spawn about the month of March, and are 

 very prolific. As food, they are considered an insipid 

 and bony fish. 



Dace do not often exceed the length of eight or ten 

 inches. The head is small, the body long and slender, 

 and the tail forked. The anal fin contains eighteen, and 

 the dorsal fin nine rays. The back is of a dusky yellow- 

 ish green, and the sides and belly are silvery. 



Roach. In nearly all its habits the Roach has a great 

 resemblance to the dace ; and is generally found in the 

 same waters, though not always so near the surface. 



These fish are deep, but thin, and the back is much 

 elevated, and sharply ridged. The tail is forked, and there 

 are twelve rays in the anal fin. The scales are large, and 

 the lateral line bends towards the belly. The back is of 

 a greenish black, and the ventral fins are of a blood-red 

 colour. 



